Adjustable shade-hanger.



No., 746,0 57. PATENTBD DEG. s 1903.

' J. 0. F'ORSBERG & 0. ROGAN.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE HANGER.

.. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21. 1903.

N0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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' J. 0. FORSBERG&,0. ROGAN.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE HANGER.

' APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21 1903.

no MODEL. r ZSHEETS-SHEET 2.

W i eases, (/1 r l UNITED STATE Patented December 8, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN c. ronsnrne AND OLE ROGAN, OF LA OROSSE, WISCONSIN.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 746,057, dated December 8, 1903 A Application filed January 21, 1903. Serial No.139,942 (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN C. FoRsBERG and OLE ROGAN, citizens of the United States, residing at La Grosse, in the county of La Crosse and State of WVisconsin, have invented certain "spect to the roller on which it is wound.

To the above ends the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described, and defined in the claim.

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, showin g a window having applied to the inner side of its casings a window-shade supported by one of our improved adj ustable hangers. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view in elevation with some parts sectioned and others removed, showing one side of a window-shade and the improved hanger by means of which it .is mounted. Fig. 3 is a'section on the line :0 m of Fig. 2, and Fig. l is a horizontal section on the line 03 m of Fig. 3.

The numeral 1 indicates the window-frame, having casings 1 and stop-strips 1.

The numeral 2 indicates the window-sash.

On the sides of the'window-frame, extending upward from the vicinity of the upper portion of the lower sash, is a pair of laterally-spaced guide rods or rails a. These guide-rods a are, as shown, secured at their ends to the stop-strips 1 and are spaced apart from said stop-strips 1 and from the windowcasings 1*, as best shown in Fig. 4;

The window-sash -b runs on an ordinary spring-actuated roller 0, which is mounted in a pair of laterally-spaced brackets f, that are spaced apart, but rigidly connected by a tralisversely-extended rod f. This rod f is preferably a round wooden rod, and it serves to hold the curtains away from the shade and its roller when the brackets f are moved vertically, as will presently appear. At their their lower ends below said flanges f The two suspending-cords k are passed through guide eyes or loops is; secured on the upper portion of the window-casing, and are then brought together and secured at k to a common draw-cord 10 which cord 70 may be held in any suitable adjustment by a clamp 70 of At their upper suspending-cords in, having knots tied at suitable form preferably mounted on one side of the window-casing, as shown in Fig. 1.

With the above device it is of course evident that by manipulating the cords k k the vertically-movable roller-supports afforded by the brackets f may be'adjusted from the top of the lower sash to the top of the upper sash or to any intermediate point. When the support is adjusted to its highest position, the shade is of course mounted, so that it may be used in the ordinary way. It may, of course, be easily and" quickly adjusted, so that the upper side will be left entirely exposed and the shade used to cover only the lower sash or lower portion of the window. This latter adjustment is one that is very frequently desired, as it will cut off the view into a room,

but will at the same time let in light through the upper portion of the window. However,

it is seldom that this one adjustment of the .shade isall that is required. Hence the obvious importance of having an adjustable shade which will meet all conditions. guide rods or rails support the curtain-roller,

so thatit cannot be blown or otherwise swung from proper working position. When the shade is adjusted vertically, the rod f will hold the window-curtains inward of the shade and prevent the shade and curtains from becoming tangled or wound together and the curtains from being soiled by the shade.

The device is of course capable of considerable modification within the scope of our invention as herein set forth and claimed.

The 1 tween said spacing-rod f and the window, and the shade I) mounted on said roller 0, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signa- 15 tures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN C. FORSBERG. OLE ROGAN.

Vitnesses:

O. R. SKAAR, OTTO BossHARD. 

